RT Journal Article
T1 Nocturnal Seafaring: the Reduction of Visibility at Night and its Impact on Ancient Mediterranean Seafaring. A Study Based on 8–4th Centuries BC Evidence
A1 Mauro, Chiara María
A1 Durastante, Fabio
AB The practice of nocturnal navigation in the Mediterranean Sea could be inferred from both archaeological and written records. While there is sufficient proof that the ships and their crew were quite familiar with nighttime sailing, current scholarship has not satisfactorily investigated how the reduction of visibility could have affected the nautical practice. For this reason, the aim of this contribution is twofold: (1) to evaluate to what extent visibility was reduced at night, and (2) to understand what kind of strategies (if any) could be put in place to overcome the difficulties of a low level of visibility. Amongst the strategies, we will also assess the impact on visibility of fixed and portable lighting devices, such as torches and pierced amphoras, as documented by the archaeological and literary evidence.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1557-2285
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100734
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100734
LA eng
NO Mauro, Chiara Maria, y Fabio Durastante. «Nocturnal Seafaring: The Reduction of Visibility at Night and Its Impact on Ancient Mediterranean Seafaring. A Study Based on 8–4th Centuries BC Evidence». Journal of Maritime Archaeology 18, n.o 4 (diciembre de 2023): 733-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09385-0.
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 abr 2025